Articles filed under Politics
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McCain reaches out to governorsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain assured GOP governors Saturday that he's a staunch backer of states' rights, furthering his efforts to r...
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Clinton lashes out over Obama mailingsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that a pair of mailings sent to voters by rival Barack Obama's campaign criticizing her health care plan and ...
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McCain defends use of lobbyists in campaignFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Sen. John McCain said Friday that while lobbyists serve as close advisers to his presidential campaign, they are honorable and he is not influenced by co...
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Nader may throw his hat in the ringFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Associated Press Ralph Nader speaks at a news conference in Reading, Pa., in this July 14, 2007 file photo. Nader could be poised for another third party presidential ca...
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Delegates moving to ObamaFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters -- straight to Barack Obama. In just the past two weeks, more than two dozen of them have c...
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Foster, Oberweis engage in first debateFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - In their first debate before the March 8 special election, congressional hopefuls Bill Foster and Jim Oberweis sparred on immigration, the Iraq war and other hot-button ...
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Soapbox: Good start at Lisle Park DistrictFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - It's much too early to know if Lisle residents are willing to support a tax increase to build a 75,000-square-foot recreation center along Short Street to address a perc...
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Round Lake woman killed by Amtrak trainFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A 51-year old Round Lake woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Friday evening near the Lake Forest station as she rushed to catch a Metra train. Jean McNeill was s...
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Mark Kirk deserves to be re-electedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent New York Times editorial raised some very serious questions about what our country is facing internationally and what the presidential candidates may or may not...
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Officer dies in Clinton motorcadeFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- A police motorcycle officer died after a crash while escorting Hillary Rodham Clinton's motorcade to a campaign rally. "We are just heartsick at this loss of l...